KP Govt declares extreme cold weather emergency, directs setting up shelters for needy.

PESHAWAR -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Sunday declared, "Extreme Cold Weather Emergency" in the whole province with effective from December 27 till further orders.

The notification issued by Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department said due to extraordinary cold wave hit the whole Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It said this extraordinary cold wave was taking form of a disaster which was likely to threaten lives of needy who were without shelter, food and warm bedding.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government desired that no needy person should be left without shelter and food and directed Deputy Commissioners to establish temporary shelters (Panagah), where they would be...